Directed by Jay Oliva (Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Doctor Strange: Sorcerer Supreme), the plot for DC's newest animated Bat-tale takes certain aspects of the Batman: RIP comic book, blended with threads of Batman and Robin and Batman Inc., all centering around Batman's apparent assassination by a mercurial mob boss called the Heretic, with Batwoman witnessing his murder and Nightwing transforming into Gotham's caped crusader during the aftermath's chaotic power struggle with Damian Wayne and Batwing by his side.